Having put up an inspiring show in their previous game, Bengal will look for an outright win when they face a struggling Rajasthan in their first home match of the Ranji Trophy cricket beginning here on Thursday.

With their cricketing future in a mess due to state body being involved in a legal wrangle, a desparate Rajasthan pacer Pankaj Singh along with the entire Ranji team appealed to all concerned stakeholders to sort out the issues which allow them to earn their livelihood.

Despite an air of uncertainty hanging over participation of Rajasthan cricketers in the upcoming domestic season, skipper Pankaj Singh is confident of a good showing and stage a comeback to the Indian team.

With just a month left for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to start with its domestic calendar, cricket in Rajasthan is in a sticky situation. The decision on of who will run the day-to-day cricketing activities of the suspended Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) still hangs in balance.

Punjab were fighting with their back to the wall against a fine bowling by Rajasthan, who had the visitors reeling at 85 for three in their second innings after asking them to follow on in their Ranji Trophy Group B cricket match at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here today.

Pankaj Singh might not be best pacer that India has ever produced but no one can ever question the commitment of this lion-hearted bowler from Rajasthan. But if you speak to Pankaj about being distinctly unlucky during his debut Test match against England at Southampton, the lanky bowler will tell you what skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni told him during the tour.

Karnataka batsman Lokesh Rahul gave the selectors some food for thought before the upcoming Australia tour after the opener struck a classy century to give South Zone a vital first innings lead against Central Zone on Day 2 of the Duleep Trophy final, here on Thursday.

Even as rumours are doing the rounds that an insider in the Bharatiya Janata Party was responsible for leaking the story behind Rajnath Singh's son being ticked off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for alleged misconduct, the Union Home Minister refused to be drawn into the controversy today and asked media to find out whatever it wanted to.

Apparently seeking to drive a wedge in BJP, Congress on Wednesday questioned the "alacrity" with which the Prime Minister's Office has responded to reports which claimed that Home Minister Rajnath Singh's son had been ticked off by Narendra Modi for alleged "misconduct".

The opposition on Wednesday targeted the government over media reports that claimed Home Minister Rajnath Singh's son had been ticked off by the Prime Minister for alleged misconduct, with Congress questioning what the allegations are about.

With domestic season set to kick off in another month and a half's time, the future of top Rajasthan cricketers like Pankaj Singh, Robin Bist and Ashok Menaria hangs in balance as it is difficult for them to even get an inter-state transfer to play for any other state.

Emphasising that the ongoing controversy surrounding Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's son Pankaj Singh suggested that there is infighting within the BJP, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday said it is the saffron party's internal matter.